For sale by neighbor When I was a kid, we had a cassette tape of James Gregory. I remember listening to the different segments, laughing real hard, and rewinding the tape to listen to them again. (And to any of my younger readers, a cassette tape was like a small storage thumb drive for music that came before CD’s. And yes, I’m that old.) One segment that sticks out in my mind had...
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Real estate investors make people cry
Real estate investors make people cry I sometimes hear people talking about real estate investors in a poor way. They will refer to us as vultures circling around. (I guess they see us as waiting for people’s homes to die so we can swoop in and greedily make massive profits off others’ misery) And just like with any profession, there are some investors out there who care more about...
Things are changing
Things are changing Ashley and I were sitting on the couch this morning, sleepy-eyed, but trying to make the most of our few moments together without child interruption as we sipped our coffee. You see, life has changed quite a bit for us this past month with having a newborn. I’ve been saying this since our two-year-old was born. Having babies is a young man’s sport. And I don’t...
Disposable income
Disposable income The other day, I took my road bike to my local bike shop to get it looked at. It had something weird going on. On my previous ride, I started hearing a ticking sound in my wheel. Prior to the ticking sound, I was averaging over 18 mph. But when the tick sound started, it was all I could do to hit 15 1/2 mph, and it made for a tough ride. As I walked into the shop,...
Do you know your deeds?
Do you know your deeds? I was talking to an investor recently that was trying to figure out how to do a deal. He was a successful flipper and wholesaler, and he had a deal that was under contract with a nice profit margin. The problem was the house needed some work. His sellers could not close for a few months and he was wanting to figure out a way to get the work done between now and the...